Shoop da Whoop

After Paul gives that lovely little intro about taking comfort in the end times, he segues it nicely into a "Speaking of the end times..." and gets to the point of his letter, which is correcting the hilarious overraction to the ending of his last letter, probably wondering if they even remember anything else that was said the first one.

Clarification

     I can't help but laugh at the background story for 2 Thessalonians. I just finished 1 Thessalonians, which ends with a reminder to remain alert because Jesus is going to return as a thief in the night. The Thessalonians, in typical human fashion, read this letter and assumed Paul meant that Jesus was coming back in two or three days. The Thessalonians panicked, closed their shops, stopped going to work, and sat on top of a hill wondering what was taking Jesus so long. Paul, after most likely banging his head against a table for several minutes, wrote 2 Thessalonians to clarify. So, if you've ever read the Bible and been confused by what it said...you're not alone. Let's see how Paul deals with this PR disaster.